Cher rescues 'world's loneliest elephant' from closed down zoo
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mirror.co.ukCher has rescued the "world's loneliest" elephant from a closed down zoo and secured his place in a sanctuary. The Shoop Shoop Song singer, 74, met the Asian bull elephant, named Kaavan, at a zoo in Pakistan, and had been fighting for his release from captivity.
She even flew to Pakistan to meet with the country’'s Prime Minister in order to find the elephant a new home. Now Kaavan can roam freely at the 25,000 acre Kulen Prom Tep Wildlife Sanctuary in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Kaavan had been in captivity at Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad for 35 years, and in 2012 he lost his female partner elephant. Vets said he had become both overweight and malnourished.
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